The US Lifts Bounties on Senior Taliban Officials, Including Sirajuddin Haqqani, Says Kabul The Haqqani network grew into one of the deadliest arms of the Taliban after the U.S.-led 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
Taliban Release an American Man Who Was Abducted While Traveling in Afghanistan An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released...
They Helped US Order Airstrikes Against Taliban. Now Trump's Moves Have Left Those Afghans in Limbo Many are now stranded in Albania, Pakistan and Qatar where they were awaiting transfer to the United States.
Our Next War in Afghanistan Is Already Looming. And It May Be Even Harder. The dangers that kept the U.S. in Afghanistan for so long are accumulating again, little more than a month after troops left...
Taliban Say 2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Were Freed in a Prisoner Exchange A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure...
Biden Speaks with Relatives of Americans Held by Taliban, But Deal to Bring Them Home Still Elusive President Joe Biden spoke with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan...
US Military Warnings of Dire Situation in Afghanistan During Withdrawal Ignored, House GOP Report Finds Warnings from U.S. military officers about the Taliban's swift advances as American troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021...
Taliban Vice and Virtue Laws Provide 'Distressing Vision' for Afghanistan, Warns UN Envoy Taliban officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the U.N. criticism.
The Taliban Are Celebrating 3 Years in Power, but They’re Not Talking About Afghans The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday...
US Appeals Court to Reconsider Dismissal of Former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's Conviction The Justice Department filed an appeal last week immediately after a U.S. District Court judge spelled out his reasons for...
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
